The company is considering the purchase of machinery and equipment to set up a line to produce
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The company is considering the purchase of machinery and equipment to set up a line to produce a combination washer-dryer. They have given you the following information to analyze the project on a 5-year timeline:
- Initial cash outlay is $150,000, no residual value.
- Sales price is expected to be $2,250 per unit, with $595 per unit in labor expense and $795 per unit in materials.
- Direct fixed costs are estimated to run $20,750 per month.
- Cost of capital is 8%, and the required rate of return is 10%.
- They will incur all operational costs in Year 1, though sales are expected to be 55% of break-even.
- Break-even (considering only direct fixed costs) is expected to occur in Year 2.
- Variable costs will increase 2% each year, starting in Year 3.
- Sales are estimated to grow by 10%, 15%, and 20% for years 3 - 5.
Then to calculate:
- The product’s contribution margin
- Break-even quantity
- NPV
- IRR
Finally:
- Explain how the project analyses do or do not support this decision.
- In either case, what are the factors that should have been considered in management’s decision?
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ISBN: 978-0132687584
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Authors: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Paul Griffin
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